Ships and shipwrecks of the Americas

Bass, G.F.: 1988 London, hardcover with dustjacket 272 pages, illustrated. Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas by George F. Bass is a comprehensive survey of New World maritime history that brings together the work of leading nautical archaeologists to tell the story of watercraft from the first native dugouts and balsa rafts to major disasters like the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of the battleship Arizona at Pearl Harbor. The book covers every phase of American history through twelve chapters, highlighting the crucial role of ships in European discovery, exploration, colonization, and the development of the Americas, while drawing on underwater archaeological discoveries to reveal new insights about life below-decks and the maritime heritage that survives today. ISBN 9780500050491 In good condition